رژیم
rezhim
The Persian word for regime is رژیم (rezhim).
رژیم is used to describe a form of government.
Meaning: form of government (noun)
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
While رژیم is a loanword from French, it is used in formal political discourse to describe a specific system of government. For more general or formal ways to refer to a regime or government, you might use نظام or دولت.
How do you pronounce it?
rezhim
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers should be careful not to confuse the political meaning of رژیم with its other common meaning in Persian, which is 'diet'.
Did you know?
- The Persian spelling of رژیم relies on the letter ژ, a sound that does not exist in the standard Arabic alphabet but was adopted to accommodate French loanwords.
- While رژیم is a loanword from French, it shares an ancient root with the English word 'right' and the Latin 'regere' meaning 'to lead'.
- The word رژیم entered Persian via French, reflecting a historical period when French was the primary language of diplomacy and high culture in Iran.
Examples in context
- هر چند سال یکبار انتخاباتی نمادین در ایران برگزار میشود ولی در عمل حکومت ایران یک رژیم دیکتاتوری است.Every few years symbolic elections are held in Iran, but in practice the Iranian government is a dictatorial regime.This sentence shows how رژیم can be used to describe a dictatorial government.Tatoeba #11905226 by Suroosh, translation #11905231 by Suroosh
- سقوط نظامThe fall of the regime
- ثبات نظام سیاسیPolitical regime stability
- آن رژیم بسیار قدرتمند است.ān rezhim besyār qadratemand ast.That regime is very powerful.
- تغییر رژیم در آن کشور دشوار است.taghyire rezhim dar ān keshvar doshvār ast.Changing the regime in that country is difficult.
Example conversation
Mohammad and Sara are discussing a news report about a foreign country.
- محمد Mohammadسارا، خبرها درباره سقوط آن رژیم شنیدی؟Sara, khabarha darbareye soghute an rezhime shenidi?Sara, did you hear the news about the fall of that regime?
- سارا Saraبله محمد، خیلی عجیب بود.Bale Mohammad, kheyli ajib bud.Yes Mohammad, it was very strange.
- محمد Mohammadفکر می‌کنی رژیم جدیدی شکل بگیرد؟Fekr mikoni rezhime jadidi shekl begirad?Do you think a new regime will be formed?
- سارا Saraاحتمالاً، ولی زمان می‌برد.Ehtemalan, vali zaman mibarad.Probably, but it will take time.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries رژیم, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
